WALTHER, Linda Laurine (Swanson, Goetsch, Gerike) 1948-2019

WALTHER, SWANSON, SMART, GOETSCH, GERIKE

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 8/18/2019 at 15:22:24

Linda Laurine Swanson Walther, 71, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, August 16, 2019, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa.

She was born July 14, 1948, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Loren and Grace (Smart) Swanson. Linda married Gary Goetsch, in Waterloo, and they later divorced. She married Dan Gerike in Cedar Falls and they later divorced. Linda then married Ron Walther on September 17, 2005 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa.

She was a graduate of Cedar Falls High School and worked at Woolworths Department Store and later Cooks Department Store in Waterloo. Linda also worked at Santa Claus Industries, now the Home Shopping Network. She also worked at Waverly Plastics, Comfort Care, cleaned homes and was a team leader and contractor for a corn detasseling crew.

Linda is survived by her husband, Ron Walther, of Cedar Falls; four sons, Chris Goetsch of Benton County, Iowa, Brian (Erica) Goetsch of Waterloo, Charlie Gerike of Cedar Falls and Brad (Donald) Gerike of Manchester, Iowa; a daughter, Spring (Eric) Hansen, of Waterloo; six grandchildren, Brandon, Skye, Emily, Zander, Rayne and Laci; three great grandchildren, Max, Jaxton and Finley; two brothers, Loren Swanson of Waterloo and Bernard “Buster” Swanson of California, and two sisters, Bonnie Lehman of Shell Rock, Iowa and Melodee Dalrymple of Sun City, Arizona.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Bernie Lehman; four brothers, Bob, Gary, Willard and Donald Swanson, and three stillborn infants.

Services are being planned for Saturday, August 24, 2019. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.

SOURCE: Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof funeral home